The Capgras delusion theory (or Capgras syndrome) is a disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, or other close family member has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor. (via Radiolab)

Yasujirô Ozu, the famous Japanese director, died on his birthday, December 12 1963.

Artist Leonard Rosoman requested a sloping lawn as his luxury item when he was a guest on Desert Island Discs in 2002.

Sir Les PattersonThe online archive of Sir Leslie Colin Patterson. Wit, sage, raconteur, late Cultural Attaché to the Court of St James and Chairperson of the Australian Chapter of the International Cheese Board.